The Best Photos from RBMA Montréal

From late night studio sessions to stunning live performances and more, here are some highlights of the Academy’s time in Montréal

Dan Wilton

It was another exciting year at Red Bull Music Academy, with 70 participants from 35 different countries converging on the Phi Centre in Montréal for a month of lectures, performances, studio sessions and more. Check out photo highlights below from some of these once-in-a-lifetime moments, and to get a little taste of what the Academy looks like from the inside. Be sure to check out the full list of sets recorded at this year’s Academy on RBMA Radio, and dive into stories of Montréal’s musical past, present and future elsewhere on RBMA Daily.

DJ Stingray playing a once-in-a-lifetime, all-Drexciya set at the Olympic Pool Karel Chladek
Karel Chladek
Dans les Cieux at the Rio Tintin Alcan Planetarium Dan Mathieu
Working on a patch in the RBMA bedroom studios Dan Wilton
Term Two participant OK Lou performing at the Théâtre Fairmont - listen to her set on RBMA Radio Karel Chladek
Sampha Karel Chladek
Studio tutor Passarani DJing at a late night “cage rage” at the RBMA headquarters Maria Jose Govea
Studio tutors Passarani, Matias Aguayo, Spencer and Lucrecia Dalt Maria Jose Govea
Term Two participants Hyroglifics and Daudi Matsiko Dan Wilton
Iggy Pop storming the stage at his public lecture Maria Jose Govea
Term One participant The Venopian Solitude live at La Tulipe Dan Wilton
Term One participants were joined by Theo Parrish for an impromptu jam session Dan Wilton
Kara-Lis Coverdale at Drone Activity in Progress – hear her set on RBMA Radio Karel Chladek
Tim Hecker enveloping the room in fog at Drone Activity in Progress Trung Nguyen
Insomnie Collective at Stereo Karel Chladek
Tim Hecker Dan Wilton
Marshall Allen and Danny Thompson of Sun Ra Arkestra Dan Wilton
Suzanne Ciani preparing her Buchla synthesizer Karel Chladek
Term Two participants Marco Segato, Kamron Saniee and Unbroken Dub Dan Wilton
Term One participants Merk, the Venopian Solitude, Emma-Jean Thackray and Buen Clima Karel Chladek
Québec Électrique: Montréal Discoville took over a cavernous church to revive the famed Lime Light disco for one night only. Maria Jose Govea
Kelsey Lu performing with Greg Fox at Round Robin, a night of thrilling improvisation. Karel Chladek
Chilly Gonzales Karel Chladek
Chilly Gonzales entering the crowd at Le Gonvervatoire, which featured several 2016 participants as part of Gonzales’ band. You can also watch Gonzales’ lecture here. Karel Chladek
Lunice at the Turbo Crunk reunion - hear his set on RBMA Radio and read about the history of Turbo Crunk on RBMA Daily Karel Chladek
Term Two participant Fazerdaze - listen to her performance at Kaléidoscope 1754 here. Dan Wilton
2016 Academy lecturer Dev Hynes AKA Blood Orange - watch his lecture here Dan Wilton
Fucked Up Live at La Tulipe. The Canadian hardcore warriors also had some fun playing hockey alongside Canadiens organist Diane Bibaud Maria Jose Govea
Dan Wilton
Québec disco diva France Joli makes a grand entrance Trung Nguyen
Participants on the Buchla following Suzanne Ciani’s demonstration Dan Wilton
Academy lecturer Alex Tumay Dan Wilton
Academy lecturer Suzanne Ciani Dan Wilton
Studio tutor Iron Galaxy showing off the bedroom studios Dan Wilton
Term Two participant Marco Segato focusing in the bedroom studios Dan Wilton
Michel Simard at Québec Électrique: Montréal Discoville Maria Jose Govea
The debut of Jacques Greene’s new live show at Bain Mathieu Dan Wilton
Chilly Gonzales Dan Wilton
Jacques Greene Dan Wilton
The world premiere of CFCF and Jean-Michel Blais’ collaborative performance Dan Wilton
Studio tutors Thundercat and Dorian Concept grabbing some time to collaborate Dan Wilton
The final lecture of the 2016 Academy came from legendary production duo Jam & Lewis Maria Jose Govea
Björk just before one of her two all-night DJ sets. The Icelandic icon was also at the Academy for a lecture, hosted by Emma Warren, and the premiere of her new VR video for “Family,” part of the Björk Digital Exhibition presented by RBMA in collaboration with DHC/Art Santiago Felipe
Local hero Tiga playing his debut headline live show in Montréal Maria Jose Govea
Studio team member Matias Aguayo Maria Jose Govea
Deradoorian and Stephen O’Malley Karel Chladek
Term Two participant Pan Daijing – hear her live set from Dans les Cieux on RBMA Radio Dan Wilton
Term Two participant Cao - hear her live set from Dans les Cieux on RBMA Radio Maria Jose Govea
Celebrating at the final listening session from Term Two Dan Wilton
Term Two group photo Dan Wilton
Term One group photo – au revoir, Montréal! Dan Wilton

By Red Bull Music Academy on November 2, 2016

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